Melons: varieties and hybrids

Continuation. The beginning is in the article Melons classic and exotic

Melon has a huge number of varieties: the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation alone contains almost 130 zoned varieties and hybrids of melon, of which more than 45 are recommended for all climatic zones. For widespread cultivation in summer cottages and household plots, the following are recommended:

Varieties: Cinderella, Zoryanka, Karotinka, Lyubushka, Honey Gourmet, Fairy Tale (early), Luna (mid-early), Marquis, Princess Svetlana, Russian Romance, Selchanka, Sympathy (mid-season), Ophelia (mid-late).

Hybrids (F1): Summer resident, Lyubava, Millennium, Extraordinary, Octavia, Solnechnaya, Sprint, Seledyn, Tiger, Timiryazevskaya Early (early), Gold of the Scythians, Iroquois, Carotel, Sweetheart, Fairy, Eldorado (mid-early), Altyn, Assol, Indian Summer, Galileo, Galina, Golpri, Margot, Honey Dew, Ogen, Rugby, Rosaletto, Sweet Heart, Huruma, Chick (mid-season), Serpent Gorynych, Kapitoshka, Autumn joy, Sphinx (mid-late).

In the Southern Federal District, melon can be grown via seedlings and direct seeding. In the rest, the seedling method is preferable.

In order for the melons to be on the table for as long as possible, one or two plants of early or ultra-early varieties must be grown (fruits are stored no longer than a week), two plants are medium early, three are mid-season (stored for about 3 weeks) and three to four (except for areas located above 590 N) - mid-late (lie 2-3 months).

In the temperate zone, late-ripening varieties and melons of southern origin have time to ripen if you prepare seedlings grafted onto a squash or pumpkin. In the middle lane and Siberia, seedlings are planted in late May - early June on a warm manure bed under a double temporary film shelter or in a greenhouse. If there is no organic matter, you can prepare deep and wide holes, put in a bucket of compost filled with complex fertilizer, spill it with hot water, cover the bed with a film or non-woven material, press it down with bottles of water. At the site of the holes, make cuts and plant seedlings in them, and protect the bed from above with a second sheet of shelter.

Characteristics of popular varieties and hybrids of melon

Name	Fruit weight, Kg	Fruit shape	Bark color and texture	Flesh color and structure	Harvest- ness, kg / sq.m	Lying bone, days
Early (55-77 days from germination to collection of the first fruit)
Lyubushka **	0,7-0,8	obovate	light yellow, smooth, no mesh	greenish white, medium thickness, crispy, coarse, sweet	1,7	5-7
F1 Cinderella ***	1,3	rounded	yellow, smooth, with a fine mesh	greenish yellow, firm, crispy, aromatic, sweet
Evdokia **	2	globular	yellow-orange
Timiryazevskaya Early ***	1	rounded	grayish green, medium density mesh	greenish-white medium thickness, density, melting juiciness	2,5
Altai **	0,8-1,6	oval, slightly segmented	smooth or at ripe lemon or orange-yellow color, without pattern. The skin is thin, soft	light orange or white, thin, grainy, aromatic
Tamanskaya	1,5	oval	thin, yellow, no pattern, smooth, with medium-density mesh	creamy, medium thickness, crumbly, grainy, tender, juicy	1, 7
Strelchanka *	1,3-2,5	rounded	yellow with orange pattern, smooth, with a mesh of medium density and thickness	white, thin, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic	2,7	10-15
Dina**	1,8–2,2	wide- elliptical	yellow, smooth, with a mesh of medium density and thickness	yellowish white, medium thickness, melting, tender, juicy, aromatic	1,2	24
F1 Aikido , **	1.5	rounded	smooth, yellow, with a fine, delicate mesh	greenish, tender, thick and very aromatic, with a small seed chamber		10-14
F1 Summer Resident	0,9–1,4	rounded	smooth, yellow-green with yellow spots, fine mesh	greenish white, medium thickness	5	7
Dune	1,5-2	oval	yellow, with solid mesh	light creamy, thick, grainy, dense, tender, very juicy and sweet		10-20
F1 Lyubava	1,5 – 2	wide- elliptical	dark yellow with small yellow spots, smooth, with a linear mesh of medium thickness	white, medium thickness, melting, tender, juicy	5,7-6,1
F1 Miron *	1,9-2,8	obovate	dark yellow with a grayish tint, with a mesh of medium density and thickness, weak segmented, smooth	white, thick, crumbly, tender, medium juiciness	2,4 – 4,8	10
F1 Extraordinary	2,8-3,5	square, flattened	light yellow with small yellow dots, strongly segmented, strongly grooved with warts, without mesh	dark orange, medium thickness, crumbly, juicy, large seed nest	4,7-5,2
F1 Sprint ,*	1-1,2	round	yellow, solid mesh, medium density	greenish-white, thick, melting, tender, juicy, sweet, with a strong aroma	4, 5	up to 2 weeks
F1 Tiger	0,1-0,2	rounded	yellow with spots, smooth, without mesh	white, thin, melting, juicy	3,8-4
Medium early (70-85 days)
F1 Galia , **		rounded	dark green, smooth, with a coarse medium density mesh	greenish-white, small seed nest		10-20
F1 Mohawk **	1,2-1,7	oval, segmented, easily detaches from the peduncle	dark green, covered with a dense coarse mesh	thick, orange, melting, juicy
F1 Sweet , **	1,1-1,8	rounded	bark of medium thickness, yellow-orange, smooth	creamy, very sweet with a melon aroma	1,5-2,5
Lada , *	2,4	oval	yellow, with a dense mesh	white, aromatic, sweet		14-20
F1 Galina	2-2,5	rounded	grayish green with a pattern in the form of yellow dots, smooth, with a dense, medium density mesh	green, thick, melting, tender, juicy	6,5-7
Golden Moon **	0,7-1,3	globular	yellow-orange, no pattern, firm, flexible	white, dense, sugary, juicy, with a strong melon aroma	1,5-2,5	20
F1 Cantaloupe Yellow	2,5	spherical, segmented	green with a dense coarse mesh	orange, tender, sweet with a tart aroma
F1 Carotel	0,6-0,9	rounded, slightly segmented	green with yellow dots, with a thick dense mesh	orange, medium thickness, melting, juicy	5,6-5,9
Cappuccino	0,9-1,1	rounded	yellow, smooth, with a weak mesh	white, juicy, aromatic, sweet		7
F1 Creed **	1,8 – 2,2	wide- elliptical	dark yellow with an orange tint, smooth, with a dense mesh	light orange, medium thickness, melting, juicy	2-5	7
F1 Rago	1,6-2,0	rounded, weak segmented	green with a yellow tint, smooth, with a dense mesh	orange, thick, crispy, not juicy, sweet, with a small seed chamber	3,6-6,2	8
F1 Seokkar **	1,9-3,1	elliptical	yellow, smooth, with a thick dense mesh	yellowish white, thick, melting, juicy, sweet, with a strong aroma	5,2	10-14
F1 Solar	2,1-2,7	wide- elliptical	yellow with small yellow dots, smooth, no mesh	white, medium thickness, crumbly, juicy	5,1-5,7
F1 Fairy	1,8-2,6	rounded	grayish green with small yellow dots, smooth, with a dense mesh of medium density	green, thick, melting, juicy	6,7-7,1
F1 Forbant **	2,3	elliptical	light yellow, smooth, no mesh	white, crispy, medium juiciness and density, good taste		40-60
F1 Eldorado	1,5-2,5	rounded	yellow-orange, smooth, with a fine dense mesh	white, medium thickness, melting, tender, juicy	6,2-6,9
Mid-season (85-95 days)
A pineapple**	1,5 -2,5	oval	orange with fine mesh	white-orange, juicy, very aromatic
Golden	1,5-2,0	rounded and oval	yellow-orange, smooth, leathery	white, thick, tender, juicy, sweet		10-15
Kazachka 244	1,2-1,8	round or oval, medium size	hard, bright yellow, no pattern, with mesh elements	white, medium thickness, fibrous, slightly crispy, dense, juicy, sweet		10-15
Collective farmer**	1,5	globular	dark green, smooth	white, dense, viscous, sweet
Kubanochka	1 – 1,7	elliptical	yellow with green grooves and a mesh of medium thickness and density	white, of medium thickness and density, with a small seed nest	2-2,3
Mlada **	2,0-2,6	rounded	yellow, smooth, with a mesh of medium density and thickness	light creamy, medium thickness, crispy, juicy, low aroma	0,1-1,7	30
Russian Romance	2,2-2,7	oval, slightly segmented, medium density	dark yellow, with a mesh of medium thickness	orange, delicate, very sweet, aromatic
Sympathy**	2-2,5	oval	orange, fine mesh	light creamy, juicy, sweet and very aromatic		10-15
Delight *	2,1-2,6	elliptical	yellow, smooth, with a mesh of medium density and thickness	white, medium thickness, crispy, tender, with a strong aroma	0,9-1	30
Fantasy	1,3-3,6	elliptical	yellow, smooth, with medium-density mesh	light cream, thick, crumbly, delicate, medium, sweet		30
Ethiopian *	2,3-2,8	broadly, weakly segmented (variety Lemon yellow)	smooth, dark yellow with an orange tint, medium density and thick mesh	orange, melting, juicy, with a strong melon aroma	1,5	14
F1 Altyn	2,5-2,8	wide- elliptical	orange-yellow with dark yellow dots, smooth, with a dense, medium-thick mesh	white, thick, crispy, tender, juicy, aromatic	6
F1 Babor *	3,9	oval	yellow, wrinkled, no mesh	creamy, medium thickness, medium juiciness and sweetness	2	60
F1 Lady	2	oval (cultivar cantaloupe)	dark green with mesh pattern	bright orange, dense, juicy, has a special aroma and sweetness
F1 Blondie	0,4-0,8	rounded, segmented	gray-green color, thin bark	bright orange, melting, with a high and stable sugar and carotene content		3-5
Western Schipper	2-3	variety American cantaloupe	dark green with mesh pattern	orange, very tender and sweet
F1 Galileo	1,0-1,5	rounded	smooth, yellow, with a fine, delicate mesh and a small seed nest	greenish, tender, thick and very aromatic
F1 Goal , *	3,5	wide- elliptical	yellow, with a whitish tinge, smooth, with a continuous fine mesh	greenish-white, medium thickness and density, crispy, juicy, sweet, aromatic	5	21
F1 Margot	1,9-2,5	elongated, segmented	grayish yellow, with small yellow dots, with a thick coarse mesh	dark orange, thick, crumbly, tender, juicy	5,5-5,9
F1 Honey Dew	1,2-1,8	rounded, medium diameter	white, smooth, no mesh	green, medium, crispy, juicy	5,8-6,3
Nectarine**	1,9-2,5	oval	dark yellow, with a dense mesh	creamy white, juicy, very sweet and aromatic		15-20
F1 Rugby	1,9-2,2	elongated, strongly senmented	dark yellow, no mesh	light orange, medium thickness, crumbly, delicate	6,1-6,8
F1 Rosaletto	1,3-2,1	wide- elliptical	greenish-yellow with yellow dots, smooth, with a fine dense mesh	light orange, medium thickness, melting, juicy	5,1-5,5
F1 Citirex *	3,9	rounded	yellow, smooth, with a continuous fine mesh	light green, thick, melting, tender, juicy, harmonious taste	2,6
F1 Sweet Heart	1,5-2,0	rounded	white with fine dots, smooth, no mesh	orange, medium thickness, melting, tender, juicy	5,3-6,2
F1 Huruma	2,1-2,8	wide- elliptical	orange-yellow with small yellow dots, smooth, with a fine dense linear and reticular mesh structure	light orange, thick, melting, tender, juicy	6,9-7,2
F1 Chick	1,6-1,9	elliptical	lemon yellow, smooth, medium wrinkle, no mesh	greenish white, medium thickness, crispy, juicy	5,0-5,7
Medium late (more than 100 days)
F1 Indian Summer	2–2,9	square, tapered to the base	dark green with green dots, smooth, without mesh, with slight wrinkling at the base	light orange, thick, melting, tender, juicy, moderately sweet	6,5-7
F1 Serpent Gorynych	2,2-3,1	serpentine, segmented	light yellow, no mesh	white, thin, crumbly, juicy	7,8	use to eat under mature
F1 Kapitoshka	1,2-1,7	obovate, segmented	dark yellow, with small yellow dots, slightly grooved, without mesh	yellowish white, medium thickness, crumbly, juicy	4,9-5,2
F1 Man	2	elliptical	yellow, smooth, with solid mesh	white, of medium thickness and density, melting, tender, juicy, sweet, seed nest small	2,3
Honeycomb**	2-2,2	rounded	smooth, creamy yellow, no mesh	greenish white, delicate, sweet
F1 Autumn Joy	2,5-3,6	elongated	dark green, with small yellow dots, segmented, slightly grooved, no mesh	white, thick, crispy, juicy	5,6-6,6
F1 Ophelia	up to 4	rounded	grayish green with a cream shade, smooth, without mesh	greenish white, medium thickness, melting, delicate, aromatic, medium density	4
F1 Ricura , **	up to 1.8	elliptical	dark green, with dense small yellow dots and spots, medium wrinkled, with a sparse mesh	white, medium thickness, crispy, tender, medium juiciness, good taste	2,3	40-60
F1 Reimel , **	up to 3.6	elliptical (cultivar "Piel de Sapo")	dark green, with dense dark yellow dots, slightly wrinkled, with a fine sparse mesh	white, medium thickness, crispy, tender, juicy, tasty	3,1	40-60